What ttbn says.
Alan B.

Hi Alan B.

"Forget the sabre rattling and look what has happened to Russia as a result of the unprovoked attack on Ukraine."

http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/russia-and-the-ukraine-war/
"On Tuesday 10 October 2023, Professor Emeritus Graeme Gill, President of the International Council for Central and East European Studies and longtime expert in Soviet and Russian politics at the University of Sydney, addressed the Institute on Russia’s internal affairs in the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, with a focus on Russia’s economy, society, and politics. Professor Gill assesses that the conflict has had, if anything, a positive impact on Russia’s economy and a generally neutral effect on Russian society, and has been ineffective in weakening Vladimir Putin’s political power."

emphasis 'a positive impact on Russia’s economy'

And as for what ttbn said...

It's a trillion YUAN not Australian dollars.
Not much more than the amount of US treasuries China has dumped in the last 12 months.
US credit rating is dropping and its having trouble selling bonds to finance its debt (with a trillion in interest per year)

And as for European countries who supported the Minsk agreements at the UN; Well, Germany's GDP is in the negative.

Germany Warns Russia “WITHDRAW NOW!” As EU Faces Economic Collapse
http://youtu.be/Ze8W3tajP08

Putin says Russia's economic growth will exceed 3% in 2023
http://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-russias-economic-growth-will-exceed-3-2023-2023-11-17/
"MOSCOW, Nov 17 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia's economic growth was set to exceed 3% this year, slightly better than previous official forecasts."

To sanction nations with commodities the world relies upon is akin to sanctioning oneself.

Sorry A.C., not inclined to believe the propaganda you've just repeated like a tame parrot. Nor am I inclined to believe Putin's utterings as he like his best buddy, Trump, is a habitual liar.
Alan B.